Flynt Building

Historical marker location:

720 Manvel Avenue, Chandler, Oklahoma

( Marker is on Manvel Avenue (State Highway 66) near 8th Street, on the left when traveling south.)

1902.

The name "Oklahoma" comes from the Choctaw words "okla" and "humma", which together mean "red people." The Choctaw Nation had a significant presence in the area that is now Oklahoma before it became a state.